Neulasta bone pain SOS!
Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing fabulously!
I'm having a rough time at the moment, with some quite disturbing bone pain caused by the Neulasta injection. Is there anything anyone can recomme...
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According to my onc, missing the last chemo shouldn't make much difference. Plus now I'm starting radiation early because of this so I'm really glad about that.
I'm really down and depressed at the moment. My energy levels are extremely low. I guess I expected life to start to bounce back, but like my skin, nothing much is bouncing back any more.
I was on 4x TC. The side effects were: Cycle 1 - shortness of breath during Taxotere. Cycle 2 - instant extreme shortness of breath. Ceased Taxotere. Cycle 3 - changed to Taxol - neurological side effects - slurring speech, memory loss, lack of co-ordination (which I argue to challenge anyone in chemo to walk a straight line!!!), neuropathy of fingers, feet and throat. The onc deemed it too dangerous as each tx has resulted in worse and worse side effects. But now I feel lost.
I think you should read "The Elegant Art of Falling Apart" by Jessica Jones. Actually, I think everyone going through breast cancer should read it. In the wee hours of the morning, when you're crying and feeling completely lonely, you can pick up the book and read about her journey, which is hilarious at times, and always honest without being crass (I'm crass, so I notice these things).
Fingers crossed for your ultrasound. Let us know how you get on.
Take care
Jo xx